JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Code: 00477-6338

Full-time

No Weekends

Director Facilities Management
Palms West Hospital
Loxahatchee, FL

FACILITY DESCRIPTION:

At Palms West Hospital, we have provided healthcare excellence since 1986. Our state-of-the-art, 204-bed facility offers top-quality care in every category from preventive programs to elective, major and emergency surgery. What truly differentiates Palms West from the rest, are our people, a team of dedicated healthcare professionals who understand that a hospital stay can be an especially trying period for a family and who do everything they can to make the experience less stressful. Palms West has established a position of medical leadership by listening to the needs of people in our community and responding with compassionate, quality health care and innovative new services that meet those needs.

Located on a spacious 94-acre campus in Palm Beach County, the surrounding areas are Wellington and Royal Palm Beach, which are communities known for their abundant parks, quality schools, attractive neighborhoods and equestrian interests.

Job Description:
Reporting to the COO, the Director Facilities Management plans, coordinates and directs all functions and activities of the Department of Plant Operations, Engineering, Landscaping and Bio-Medical Engineering. This individual is responsible for staff performance and the accomplishment of departmental responsibilities in accordance with corporate, hospital, department and safety policies and procedures to meet both company and regulatory requirements.

* Ensure continuous safety and efficient and economical operation of the hospital's equipment, machines, plant, and building

* Achieve set objectives within budgetary limits and in accordance with all regulatory licensing, codes and standards

* Primary facility representative with vendors and contractors in the development of local construction and renovation proposals and manages the day to day activities of these construction, renovation and utility projects

* Provide oversight of the Safety Officer and serve as the point person on management of the Environment of Care (EOC) with the goal of full compliance with all applicable regulatory agency requirements

* Involved in the hospital s quality improvement program relative to safety and the EOC

* Manage physical space control, safety and EOC of satellite buildings and departments, relocation of equipment and departments, landscaping, property development and the emergency preparedness program

* Serve as the Hospital leader in planning, directing and managing the departments and staff members to assure quality on a 24-hour basis

* Ensure all TJC Standards are met complying with corporate policy and procedures, for managing supplies and equipment in the facility, for promoting teamwork with physicians and all health care providers, for promoting internal and external customer satisfaction, and for appropriate resource and utility management